What is I-O?

Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of working and the application of that science to workplace issues facing individuals, teams, and organizations.
The scientific method is applied to investigate issues of critical relevance to individuals, businesses, and society.

SIOP Foundation Awards

William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award
is an annual award given to the author(s) of the publication in a refereed journal deemed to have the greatest possibility to significantly impact the field of I-O psychology. The publication must be relevant to I-O psychology and can appear in any journal as long as it is refereed.

M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace
is also an annual award given to a practitioner(s) who has developed and conducted/applied a specific project or product representing an outstanding practice of I-O psychology in the workplace.

John C. Flanagan Award for the Outstanding Student Contribution to the SIOP Conference
was created to recognize the best student poster at the SIOP conference. To be considered for this award, the student must be the first author on the paper.

This award acknowledges research that furthers the understanding of personality as it relates to job performance. The award will recognize the best paper on personality and job performance, published or unpublished, from the previous year.

This was established in 2001. This award is given to a researcher(s) whose work will further the usefulness of analytic strategies to study the basic components of jobs. This award is not given every year.

This award was established in 2003. It was designed to support research on assessment center methods as well as research into the development of managers and leaders. This award is not given every year.